LIQUOR LICENSING ACT 1997 - SECT 117F
LIQUOR LICENSING ACT 1997 - SECT 117F
117F—Removal of person wearing or carrying prohibited item from premises
(1) If an authorised
person requires a person who is wearing or carrying a prohibited item
(the "prohibited person") to leave licensed premises, the prohibited person
must immediately leave the premises.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a first offence—$25 000;
(b) for
a second offence—$50 000 or imprisonment for 6 months;
(c) for
a third or subsequent offence—$100 000 or imprisonment for
18 months.
(2) If a prohibited
person fails to leave when required under subsection (1), an authorised
person may use necessary and reasonable force to remove the person.
(3) If a person
referred to in section 117D(1)(a), (b) or (c) requests a police
officer to exercise a power conferred by this section in relation to a person,
the police officer must do so if satisfied that the power may be exercised in
relation to the person under this section.
(4) A
prohibited person must not resist an authorised person who is removing the
person under subsection (2).
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a first offence—$50 000 or imprisonment for 6 months;
(b) for
a second or subsequent offence—$100 000 or imprisonment for
18 months.